I purchased a new 2008 Altima 2.5SL in March and just noticed some serious errors in the owners manual concerning recommended fluids.
Page 9-2 of my manual has a table showing capacities on the left side and recommended fluids on the right side. The information on the right side contains many asterisks which refer to notes below the table. They are all wrong! The asterisks on the right side number from 2 to 7 while the notes on the bottom number from 1 to 6, that is, there is a shift that causes the asterisks to refer to the wrong notes. As a result, the recommended engine oil, which should refer to "Note 1", instead refers to "Note 2" which is "Use only Genuine Nissan CVT Fluid NS-2...". That would be a disaster! And the recommended CVT fluid, which should refer to "Note 2", instead refers to "Note 3" which says "Dextron VI type ATF can be used". Another disaster!
These are some pretty serious errors that can cause damage to the engine and transmission if followed. Please spread the word to other 2008 Altima owners you may know. I wrote to Nissan through their nissanusa website - does anyone know a better way of notifying them about this problem?
TomNJ
Serious error in owner's manual
Re: Serious error in owner's manual (TomNJ)
Hey nice catch! Looks like *2 is supposed to refer to note 1, the rest are all "off" like you said. And there is no *7. They messed up.
Re: Serious error in owner's manual (steevo)
If you download the owner manual online, everything is corrected. And the *7 now references *6.
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Re: Serious error in owner's manual (steevo)
Took me forever to figure out how to post it and now its too small to read. BUt you can view and zoom to see it...
Re: Serious error in owner's manual (steevo)
Thanks for the effort Steevo! I'm not sure if the printed manual errors occurred before or after the website version. I suggested in my letter to Nissan that they send a revised page 9-2 to all people who received the incorrect manual so as to avoid damage and costly claims, but I suspect they will not open that legal can of worms.
TomNJ
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